The word ‘culture’ was completely absent from the ‘Millennium Development Goals’ adopted by the UN in 2000. No one doubts great progress has been achieved. However, time and again, we have seen development initiatives hindered or prove unsustainable due to a lack of recognition and respect for local cultures. We strongly believe in the need for a human-rights based approach to development and are calling on world leaders to recognize that development is in itself an act of culture that impacts on the culture of its intended beneficiaries. Putting people first is recognizing the unique transformative power of culture. Development…

This richly illustrated volume invites us to think afresh about urban life and the modern city by offering images and analyses of two very different but complementary contemporary cities: the planned Indian city of Chandigarh and the ancient metropolis of Casablanca—the ancient North African harbor town developed into a modern metropolis by Michel Ecochard and a team of young French and Moroccan architects after World War II. Countering the dominant view of modern urbanism that values avant-garde ideas originating in the West over developments in non-Western regions, the book offers a more nuanced approach to the history of the modern city,…

Colloquium Network PHI – Ibero-American Historic+Cultural Heritage Experiences in the Field of Heritage Projects Cultural Week of Coimbra UniversityCasa da Escrita, Coimbra 28 April, 1h30-19h15 Program: 14:30 Opening Session Vice-Rector Clara Almeida Santos Jorge Figueira Presentation of Network PHI – Ibero-American Historic+Cultural Heritage 15:00 Roundtable with Ana Vaz Milheiro (ISCTE-IUL), Fatima Fernandes (ESAP), José Miguel Rodrigues (FAUP) and Maria Manuel Oliveira (UM) 16h30-17h15 Ana Tostoes Rehabilitating modern architecture: case studies 17h30-18h15 Maryan Alvarez-Bullan Before and after the Maestro Study of the Cathedral of Cuenca 18h30-19h15 Alexandre Alves Costa The space of the gaze Download PDF

Dear Docomomo friends, Docomomo International is pleased to inform that the headquarters have been transferred from Barcelona (Mies van der Rohe Foundation) to Lisbon (Instituto Superior Técnico – Lisbon University). Docomomo International´s new contacts: Address Instituto Superior Técnico Av. Rovisco Pais 1 – 1049-001 Lisboa e:mail docomomo@tecnico.ulisboa.pt webmail www.docomomo.com The transference is now under progress and Docomomo International will start working from Lisbon from April 2014.

Book Lauch: Ana Tostões (ed.), Modern Architecture in Africa: Angola and Mozambique, Lisboa, IST, 2013.This publication is one of the results of the research project intituled “EWV – Exchanging worlds visions: modern architecture in Africa “Lusófona” (1943-1974) looking through Brazilian experience established since the 1930s” (http://ewv.ist.utl.pt/), coordinated by prof. Ana Tostões at the Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon (2008-2013). The launch was on March 13, 17.00, in the Main Hall of Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon. Read here the book review by Antoni Folkers on docomomo Journal 52: http://goo.gl/P7RWmM Download PDF

DOCOMOMO International, DOCOMOMO Korea and the 13th International Docomomo Conference Scientific Committee were gathered in Seoul between 24th and 26th February for the Abstract Selection evaluation. From a total of 193 were selected 84 abstracts. By now all the selected authors had been informed. The venue for the conference was visited and the Schedule almost finalized. docomomo-seoul2014.org/eng/

DOCOMOMO International Chair, professor Ana Tostões, presented a lecture on DOCOMOMO and the Reuse of Architectural Heritage PDF (report by Mr. Takeshi Kirihara, DOCOMOMO Japan board member): Download PDF